Tests could detect a high risk of premature birth just 10 weeks into pregnancy, allowing early treatment to protect mothers and babies, scientists say. About 60, 000 babies are born prematurely in the UK each year, which leaves them vulnerable to lifelong health problems and is a leading cause of death in newborns. Reasons for premature birth can be unclear, making it hard for doctors to predict and prevent. Research by the charity Tommy's and King's College London, published in the Journal of C

Among Black people, there were 55 maternal deaths per 100, 000 births — almost triple the rate for whites.... The report from the National Center for Health Statistics does not include reasons for the trend and researchers said they have not fully examined how COVID-19, which increases risks for severe illness in pregnancy, might have contributed.... Laura Riley, OB-GYN chief at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York....

--A blood test may one day be able to predict whether someone who is pregnant will develop a serious blood pressure disorder months before symptoms show up. Preeclampsia happens in around 1 of 20 pregnancies, usually in the third trimester, and can cause organ damage, stroke and preterm birth.... Detecting preeclampsia after symptoms arise" leaves you very little time to address the challenge.... And it’s mostly crisis management.” Diagnosing preeclampsia now involves testing urine for protein

Wade, the landmark ruling that ensured a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. Carolina Pregnancy Center, the host of Pence's May return, is based in the state’s conservative northwest and has frequently played host to Republicans seeking their party's nomination.... Ben Carson and businesswoman Carly Fiorina all visited the Spartanburg facility.It's the kind of political issues trip that Pence has made with regularity during political seasons.... Wade, calling the 1973 ruling a “ misgu

Helping women to eat healthily before and during pregnancy would reduce the risk of obesity for their children, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Southampton found children aged eight or nine were more likely to be obese if their mother had a poor diet during pregnancy and before. The research, published in the International Journal of Obesity, analysed data on the diets of 2, 963 mother-child pairs who were part of the UK Southampton Women’s Survey – a long-running st

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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... ARMED SUSPECT ARRESTED NEAR JUSTICE KAVANAUGH HOME IDENTIFIED A pro-life pregnancy center's office building in Buffalo, New York, was vandalized and the scene of suspected arson.... There is no place in Amherst for such attacks....

The girl’s cousin told her mother, who alerted authorities. The case wound up before the Santa Cruz children’s ombudsman.... “ After her aunt reports it, the ombudsman intervenes, the girl goes through a psychological interview where she clearly says that all she wanted was for this to be over.... “ She didn’t say the word ‘baby’ or ‘pregnancy’ because she had no knowledge of what it meant to be pregnant.” Advertisement Story continues below advertisement Her step-grandfather was placed in cus

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Former Vice President Mike Pence meets with supporters after speaking at the National Celebrate Life Rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last month.... And he’s implored his Republican rivals to back a 15-week federal ban as a minimum national standard, which several have not done.In a recent interview, Pence went even further, saying abortion should be banned when a pregnancy isn’t viable.... Such a standard would force women to carry pregnancies to term even when doctors have determi